BabyGirl Blossoms 3
Just as she was doing so well and I was starting to allow her to get a little distance from me, I went right back to being an overly protective mom. I watched her every move, she never left my sight. She still was allowed to go in the pasture but not all day. I would bring her back after a few hours. If she fell now I could not give her dex as it is also used to induce labor. I did see changes in her dexterity ..she was having a difficult time going tinkle..actually squatting to tinkle..she was just too heavy for her legs and unbalanced because of the added weight. SO the minute I saw her start to squat..I was there behind her holding her back end up for her..I became very well trained at this.. she sometimes would holler for me to come..and then as soon as I got behind her she would start her squat and I would catch her back end and hold the weight of it for her..
Time went on and I could see she was having a harder time doing things she knew she should be able to do. I felt terrible for her.
Each time I started to get upset with it all..I would look at her..and the look in her eyes told me she was thrilled with the idea..I only wish I could be too..Would she still be My Baby? Would she be able to make it through the birth without hurting herself? or worse? Would she be able to care for a baby?..to stand steady for the baby to bump her udder?..I prayed.
October 2001~ The leaves started to fall once again..was she going to be able to lower herself down to get the leaves or will she be unbalanced and fall?.. I held my breath. Slower than she would have liked to.. she lowered her head down for a leaf.. She seemed to know her limitations.. I cried again..
She did very well..and enjoyed the leaves, especially the maple leaves.She is such a joy to watch!
Her movements got more dedicated and precise. She continued to get bigger and bigger..and since I was not aware she was even pregnant until I felt babies bouncing in her tummy. So, I had NO IDEA when her due date was..But it wasn’t very far off.. On the colder days I would get her into the house and lay her up on my bed so we could watch TV for awhile.. It gave her some time to lay on something soft and gave me time to feel her tummy and watch her.. and pray.
Besides I could see she was beginning to get more and more uncomfortable ~ so the extra rest was just what she needed..and I needed to be close to her as much as I could.. Just in case my time was limited with her now..I was SO SCARED of losing her!
All I could do was wait and watch and try to get a gut feeling of when it would happen.
Now,that’s a face that wants to get this done and over with..Isn’t she beautiful?..Well..I think she is..her crooked little face and all. I could never get enough of her in a million years!
Each day passed slower than the last, playing the waiting game is very intense.. especially when the stakes are so high. October ended..no babies yet.. BabyGirl continued to get bigger by the minute! She started grunting with each strenuous movement. I’m absolutely scared to death.. I keep going over and over in my mind when this could have happened and who got her? How big are the babies going to be..because she really is not very big..How in the world did she manage to hold the weight of a billy on her back during the breeding?..I drove myself absolutely NUTS during these last few weeks!(Which my late husband would always tell me.. “Honey, that’s not a drive ~ It’s a short putt“) I had to laugh.. PuttPuttPutt then..*LOL*
Second week in November 2001 BabyGirl’s udder is getting tight and shiny..
It must be getting close to her kidding date. And she is beginning to be very animated about her size.. she now weighs 90 pounds..and is miserable to say the least! She will lay on the floor and just sprawl out like I have never seen her do before.
November 11, 2001
The day started out normal enough. I got BabyGirl out of bed, took her outside to tinkle and then I saw it! She was beginning to lose her plug! This was going to be the day!!!! I didn’t know whether to be happy or scared so I decided to be BOTH!
I followed her around all morning.. watching.. waiting.. What to do.. what to do.. Nothing I could do except wait and watch her.. Then it happened, She started labor. I started to get blankets for the living room floor since it was wood.. but then I thought about my bed.. I already had a plastic sheet under the sheets in case she ever had an accident.. what could happen except make a mess that could be washed in the washer?..
So I picked her up gently and put her in the bed.. got all the pillows and propped her up and lay there with her to wait.
I sang to her, I stroked her face..I held her.. I kissed her.. I told her I was sorry she hurt.. I prayed she would be ok and I waited.. hours I waited. She gave a few pushes and cried. I cried. I hated her hurting.. and I could do nothing to stop it from hurting. I rocked her and talked softly to her.. she cried out again. I had the video camera set up so I wouldn’t miss a thing.. My son and his girlfriend, Trine, were also waiting and coming in every few minutes to check on her. I asked Trine to check to see if she was crowning yet.. Just as she bent down to look (I was at BabyGirl’s head with the pillows under her) I heard a loud gush of water hit the floor. Her water broke and she completely missed the bed! She didn’t miss Trine though.. How’s that for talent?.. We had to laugh. Her perineum was not opening enough to allow the baby to come through and I was scared the baby would get caught up and either hurt her or die in the process.. she was pushing and the baby was ready right there but she just was not opened enough.. I had only ever had to do One episiotomy before.. and it was years ago.. Trine went and got the surgical scissors, sterilized them and gave them to me.. I tried one last time with the lubricant to get the baby’s head to crown.. but no luck.. it just was not a big enough opening~ I HAD to cut her. I held my breath and steadied my shaking hand.. I made one 1/2 inch cut and the baby’s head crowned. I cleaned it’s little nose and mouth with a clean towel.. A little more work and she would have a new baby .. healthy and beautiful I prayed.
BabyGirl was hollering and I was crying.. I heard her mama from out in the goat yard holler back into the house. Just a few more pushes I asked her. Please God let her be ok.. I prayed. I had the tiny feet in my fingers and pulled as she pushed.. One more push.. and we had a beautiful baby girl.. I took her and immediately brought her up to BabyGirl’s nose for her to smell and clean..I was not sure if she would even know what to do with a baby since she was so pampered and protected from as much as I could protect her from all her life.
3PM, Nov 11, 2001~ My Little BabyGirl became a mama, all had gone well so far and her baby was gorgeous! One look at the baby and we knew who the daddy was -Brudder
She loved her baby from the very second she saw her.. and for the first 2 nursings.. I put the baby up to her teats while she was still laying down in the bed. BabyGirl did a GOOD JOB and was resting now.. it was hard work for her.. (and I was exhausted)
I just lay and watch her and the baby for hours..what a blessed miracle for sure!Thank you Dear Lord for letting her be ok!
I went out to the goat yard and got her mama, Shani, and brought her in the bedroom so she could see her daughter was fine and that she had a new grand-baby. BabyGirl leaned up for a bit to show mama what she had done.. they talked a few soft whispers to one another and then Shani turned around to me to be let back out.. She was not a house goat and she was very nervous about being in the house. I’m sure she went out and told Bubbles all about her sister having a new baby. I spent the rest of the day watching my baby with her new miracle.
We all did.
See BabyGirl’s Blessed Event- Sabrina
